J. J. BUTZER, PORTLAND, OREGON 
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LAVATERA 
The Lavateras or Annual Mallows are showy ami 
effective plants covered during the entire summer with 
bloom. For large borders and cutting they are very 
desirable. 
Splendens Alba—Very large, silky, pure white 
flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Splendens Rosea—Very large, bright rose flowers. 
Pkt. 10c 
Splendens Mixed—Pkt. 5c. 
LEPTOSIPHON 
French Hybrids—Free flowering hardy annuals use¬ 
ful for edging and rockwork. Plants are thickly studded 
with charming bright flowers of various colors. Pkt. 10c 
LEPTOSYNE 
Stillmani—1% ft. One of the quickest annuals, 
blooming within five weeks from date of sowing, and 
the golden-yellow flowers continue in perfection for a 
long period. Excellent for cutting. Pkt. 10c 
Maritima—3 ft. Large lemon-yellow Marguerite-like 
flowers on long stalks. Pkt. 10c 
*LIATRIS (Kansas Gay Feather) 
It grows in long spikes 4 to 5 feet tall and densely 
covered with slender grass-like leaves of a light green. 
The small flowers are light rosy-purple; a peculiar 
habit of the Liatris is that the succession of bloom is 
from the top downward rather than from the lowest 
blooms up to the highest as in all other spike flowers. 
Pycnosthachya— 4 to 5 ft. One of the choicest and 
boldest species. Flowers purple in dense spikes, which 
bloom a long time. Foliage thick and grasslike; ex¬ 
cellent for masses in the border. July-August. Pkt. 25c 
*LINARIA (Toad Flax) 
Showy free-flowering plants of a trailing habit. Good 
for borders, window boxes or rockeries. 
Cymbalaria (Kenilworth Ivy)— 3 in. Dainty lilac and 
orange;- flowers throughout summer; trailing habit. 
Per pkt. 10c 
Dalmatica Macedonica— The dainty flowers resemble 
those of snapdragon, bright yellow with orange tip. 
Per pkt. 25c 
LINUM 
Grandiflorum Rubrum (Crimson Flax)—2 ft. One of 
the most brilliantly colored of summer annuals, flowers 
glowing crimson-rose. Very beautiful in beds and bor¬ 
ders, and may be had in bloom from May to October by 
successive sowings. Pkt. 5c 
LOBELIA 
A hardy annual and hardy perennial. The annual 
grows four to six inches high, is of compact growth, and 
literally covered with small bright flowers. By cutting 
back the plants during the summer and giving plenty 
of water, they may be kept in flower all summer. Used 
for ribbon work and borders or hanging baskets. 
Crystal Palace Compacta—Rich, deep blue; dark 
foliage; the finest dark blue for bedding. 
Pkt. 10c 
The following variety is especially effective in hang¬ 
ing baskets or window boxes, where a long drooping 
effect is desired. 
Speciosa—True dark blue, dark foliage. Pkt. 10c. 
Sapphire—Large, deep blue flowers, with a pure white 
eye which occupies one-third of the corolla. Pkt. 15c 
Love In the Mist—See Nigella. 
LUNARIA 
Annua (Biennis) (Honesty or St. Peter’s Penny) — 
Flowers purple, followed by silvery seed pods, prized 
for winter decoration. Annual but readily self-sows. 
LUPINUS Per pkt * 10c 
Tall Annual Varieties Mixed—2 ft. Ornamental, free 
flowering, easily grown, with long graceful spikes of 
rich and variously colored pea-shaped flowers; valuable 
for mixed flower borders and beds. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c 
Dwarf Annual Varieties Mixed, 1 ft. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 20c 
‘LUPIN (Perennial) 
Most beautiful hardy border plants producing tufts 
of soft green foliage, from which arise in continuous 
succession the stately spikes of bloom. 
Polyphyllus (Old-fashioned Garden Lupin)—Blue. 
3 ft. Stately spikes of blue, flowers all summer. 
Pkt. 10c 
Albus—Large pure white spikes. Pkt. 10c. 
Roseus—4 ft. Light and dark rose flowers on long 
stem ; fine for cutting. Pkt. 10c 
Mixed—Splendid value. Pkt. 10c. 
MALOPE (Mallow-Wort) 
Showy plants for large mixed flower and shrubbery 
borders. The flowers are large and handsome. 
Grandiflora Mixed—Pkt. 10c. 
MALLOW (See Lavatera) 
MARIGOLD 
A hardy annual, shrubby plant, in dwarf and tall 
varieties, growing from six inches to three feet high. 
AFRICAN MARIGOLDS 
El Dorado—Large double imbricated flowers in all 
shades of yellow ; 3 ft. Pkt. 5c 
Lemon Ball—A counterpart of Orange Ball, except 
in color, which is a soft lemon-yellow. Pkt. 5c 
Orange Ball—Large, perfect, double-quilled flowers, 
of a rich deep golden-orange color; the finest of all 
and very showy. Pkt. 5c 
Finest Mixed—Pkt. 5c. 
DWARF DOUBLE AFRICAN MARIGOLDS 
Few annuals are as effective as the French Marigolds 
or flower for so long a period; they all form dense 
bushes not over 12 inches high, and are unequaled for 
borders or beds. 
Dwarf Orange Ball—A splendid pure golden yellow, 
flowers of good size and makes a very effective golden 
line or bed. Pkt. 5c 
Dwarf Lemon Ball—Similar to the above except in 
color, which is a light lemon-yellow. Pkt. 5c 
Dwarf Finest Mixed—Pkt. 5c. 
FRENCH TALL DOUBLE 
Finest Mixed—Pkt. 5c. 
DWARF FRENCH VARIETIES DOUBLE 
Dwarf Dark Brown—Beautiful reddish brown. 
Pkt. 5c 
Dwarf Legion of Honor—Brown, spotted yellow. 
Pkt. 5c 
Robert Beist—Dark Brown and Orange. Pkt. 5c. 
Finest Mixed—Pkt. 5c. 
DWARF SINGLE FRENCH MARIGOLD 
Fire Cross—Red and yellow. Pkt. 5c. 
Legion of Honor (Little Brownie)—A single-flower¬ 
ing Marigold, forming compact bushes 9 inches high. 
Begins flowering early, commencing in June, con¬ 
tinuing until frost. The flowers are golden yellow, 
marked with a large spot of velvety crimson at the 
base of each petal. Pkt. 5c 
Finest Mixed—Pkt. 5c. 
Monarch Strain of Dwarf French Double Mixed— 
New, symmetrical compact habit, comprising a wide 
range of fine colors including orange, bronze and 
mahogany. The color combinations are very glowing, 
giving a rich and pleasing effect to the group or 
border. Pkt. 10c. 
Mexican Marigold (Signata Pumila)—10 in. A min¬ 
iature type forming compact plants completely covered 
with bright yellow flowers with brown stripe down 
the center of each petal. Very striking for edgings. 
Pkt. 10c 
Marigold Guinea Gold—A distinct new type with 
broad, overlapping, loosely formed petals, giving a 
most graceful, and very showy appearance to the 
flower. The plants grow 2% feet high and produce 
an abundance of fine flowers, 2 to 2 1 /£> inches across, 
of a brilliant shade of orange, flushed with gold. 
Reproduce practically 100 per cent true. The charac¬ 
teristic Marigold odor, too, is much less pungent than 
in other sorts. We recommend early sowing. Pkt. 15c 
MARVEL OF PERU (See Four o’clock) 
MATTHIOLA 
Bicornis (Evening-scented Stock)—15 in. The 
flowers in the morning, evening and after a shower 
emit a delicious perfume perceptible at a considerable 
distance. Pkt. 10c 
MATRICARIA 
Capensis FI. PI. (Feverfew)—3 ft. Neat, small, 
double white quilled flowers, well adapted for bedding 
and cutting. They are perennials in mild climate. 
Pkt. 10c 
Eximea, Golden Ball—1 ft. Of compact habit, suit¬ 
able for edging, with very striking double yellow 
flowers. Pkt. 10c 
